The Pelagios Map is an interactive map of the Roman Empire. You can scroll around the Empire, zoom in and out, and see both natural features and manmade ones. It marks a wide variety of sites and would be very useful for tracking Horace’s travels or Pliny’s activities during the eruption of Vesuvius. (via the Smithsonian Blog)
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August 15, 2013
NPR has had some pieces of classical interest lately. Try the whimsical Real Housewives of Greek Mythology or How Gauling!, a piece on how a